The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-02
STORIES OF WOMEN.
A Merry War--An Infanta In Abject Pov.
erty-The Insane Duchess.


erty-The Insane Duchess.
A pretty little piece of private war
fare was carried out the other day on
the neutral ground of a court milliner's
establishment in London. Two ladies
allowed their motherly love, or rather
maternal vanity, to outrm their pru-
denee. breeding and dignity. They
both belong to the aristocracy, and
each was to have young daughter
presented at the Queens drawing
room. They had also both been dila-
tory in ordering the court harness OF
their debutantes. and it became
doubtful whether the harassed modiste
could finish the two dresses in due
time; so each matron tried TO outwit
the other in gaining precedence to the
filters sanctum. 1t so. happened that
the quartet of mothers and daughters
were waiting at the dressmaker's to-
gether. The mother whose turn it was
not attempted to smuggle her daughter
in when the other girl was summoned,
by pushing the latter away so roughly
thar she almost fell. A violent alter
cation followed, each parent asserting
her claims; loud words became abusive
language, and more telling arguments
were about to be employed, the mat
rons having already removed gloves,
mantels and other impediments. such
as mutfs and smelling bottles, to use
their hands better, when the principal
of the establishment succeeded-not
without peril to herself-in separating
the combatants.
A Princess of advanced years, not
dstantly related to King Alfonso of
Spain, is living in Paris in state OF
abject poverty. Her husband, who is
/ dead, had become a cavaliere servante
of very wealthy, vulgar, purse-proud
woman, whose vanity was justified by
the fact that she kept the consort OF an
Infanta in money and food. The poor
princess never consented to touch even
indirectly these shameful aims, and
was satisfied to buy for a few pence
broken victuals at early dawn in the
large markets near which she lodged.
The Duke and Duchess Of Cumber.
land were living at Gmunden in Aus
tria, beautiful country of mountains
forests and lovely scenery. when the
serious mental affection of the Duches:
compelled her removal to Alber-Dol
ling-a private asylum under the direc
ton of the famous mad-doctor. Leider
dorf. Dr. Braun, her own physician
will be permitted to attend her occa
sionally, but he was the first to declare
that the patient required special treat
ment. The Duchess of Cumber
land is the third daughter o
King Christian TX. Of Denmark
and is the sister of the Princess o
Wales and of the Empress of Russia
Princess Thyra was born at Copenha
gen the goth of September, 1853. Sh
had been destined as bride for tn
Prince Imperial of France, but fc,
months after the death of the only sol
of Napoleon Ill. the young girl becam
the wife of the Duke of Cumberland
son and heir of King George v. o
Hanover, also dispossessed Prince
. but a very wealthy one. Like all tn
daughters of Christian TX she has fly
children Cher brothers have six), tw
sons and three daughters. The union
Notwithstanding certain disparity c
age. was happy one, and the blo'
Just fallen is all the more heavily fell
The poor Duchess is entirely separate
from her husband and children. tn
eldest of whom is only seven. tn
Duke of Cumberland has lost not onl
his Kingdom of Hanover, but the Ouch
of Brunswick, and this domestic an
tterly unexpected calamity hi
rushed him.
The font used for the baptism of tn
son and heir of the Duke of Bragan7
called the Prince de Beira-is
masterpiece of wrought and chase
silver, which for centuries has bee
employed for the christening of Port
guese Princes. it was brought wit
great pomp to a room adjoining Il
bed CHAMBER of Princess Amelia, an
5 placed on marble table. The Card
nal Patriarch of Lisbon performed tt
ceremony, and Nine. la Comtcsse {
Paris held the infant. The first co
gratulatory telegram came from II
; Emperor of Germany. T. Sun.